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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Bravo (ranked 4346 p4p, 3696 weight class) and Daisuke Hazuki (ranked 389 p4p, 345 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daisuke Hazuki!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazuki gets a double leg takedown into Bravo's guard.
Hazuki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hazuki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bravo to the ground. Hazuki is now in Bravo's guard.
Bravo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Bravo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hazuki looks to land a combination. Bravo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hazuki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bravo defends well and Hazuki ends up having to push Bravo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hazuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Bravo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazuki controls his hands.
Hazuki tries to break free but Bravo pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazuki.
Hazuki blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and Hazuki moves out of range easily.
Hazuki tries to counter with a clinch but Bravo shakes him off and moves away.
Hazuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bravo.
Hazuki shoots for a double leg takedown but Bravo sprawls well. He's pushed Hazuki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edgar Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Hazuki.
Bravo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bravo rushes Hazuki and presses him up against the cage.
Hazuki letting Bravo take a breather here.
Bravo has Hazuki pressed against the cage.
Bravo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bravo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bravo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hazuki is trying to break the clinch but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Hazuki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bravo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bravo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bravo is pushing Hazuki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo tries a body shot but Hazuki blocks it.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo prevents the takedown attempt.
Hazuki is trying to drag Bravo to the mat but Bravo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bravo has Hazuki pushed against the cage.
Bravo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hazuki blocks a body shot from Bravo.
Bravo managing to block the knees to the body from Hazuki.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hazuki tries to keep at a distance but Bravo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bravo pushes Hazuki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hazuki wants a takedown.
Hazuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hazuki cracks Bravo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bravo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bravo tries to bum rush Hazuki with a series of wild strikes but Hazuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hazuki looks to land a combination but Bravo avoids it well.
Hazuki is looking to clinch but Bravo is avoiding it.
Bravo tries to clinch up but Hazuki circles away and keeps his distance.
Hazuki throws out a counter right but Bravo avoids it with no problem.
Bravo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hazuki has Bravo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bravo slows down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bravo to keep the fight standing.
Hazuki tries to work over Bravo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bravo jabs at Hazuki's body.
Hazuki thumps Bravo with a low kick.
Bravo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazuki sizes up Bravo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bravo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hazuki.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Hazuki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bravo clinches with his opponent.
Hazuki is trying to pull guard but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Hazuki is working for takedown but Bravo is calmly controlling the position for now.
A body shot lands from Bravo.
Bravo stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Bravo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hazuki scores with a body shot.
Hazuki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Bravo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bravo lands a jab-cross combination.
Hazuki digs a good body shot into Bravo's ribs.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazuki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bravo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hazuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazuki can do to turn this around?
Bravo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bravo ducks right into an uppercut from Hazuki.
Edgar Bravo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hazuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bravo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bravo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bravo lands a leg kick that knocks Hazuki off balance momentarily.
Bravo clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravo. Hazuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravo scores with a jab to the body.
Bravo misses with a two punch combination.
Despite the aggression on Hazuki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bravo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hazuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo cracks a nice hook into Hazuki's ribs.
Edgar Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hazuki throws a series of punches but Bravo moves out of range.
Hazuki dodges the punch combination from Bravo.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Hazuki.
Hazuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bravo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hazuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo clinches up against the cage.
Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Hazuki moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazuki tries to clinch but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hazuki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hazuki walks into a jab.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hazuki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bravo avoids the head kick by Hazuki.
Hazuki moves into range and clinches up with Bravo.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hazuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Edgar Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Hazuki.
Hazuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bravo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazuki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Hazuki pushes him off.
Bravo moves into range and clinches up with Hazuki.
Bravo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bravo.
Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Hazuki is trying to break the clinch but Bravo is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hazuki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Hazuki misses with a takedown attempt - Bravo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hazuki tries to clinch but Bravo moves away
and Bravo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bravo clinches up against the cage.
Bravo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hazuki.
Hazuki tries to break free but Bravo pushes him back against the cage.
Hazuki is trying to break free.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bravo scores with a body shot.
Bravo slips a jab and a cross from Hazuki.
It appears Bravo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hazuki shoots in and drives through. Bravo sprawls well.
A jab lands there for Bravo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bravo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Hazuki is avoiding it.
Bravo stalks Hazuki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hazuki's face. Hazuki staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Bravo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hazuki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bravo, pushing him back against the cage.
Bravo is pressed up against the cage. Hazuki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bravo down to the mat. Bravo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bravo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hazuki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hazuki loads up on a big right hand but Bravo slips the punch.
Hazuki avoids the head kick by Bravo.
Bravo throws a series of strikes that have Hazuki backpedaling.
Hazuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Hazuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bravo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bravo wants it to stay on the feet.
Edgar Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Hazuki.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bravo.
Bravo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bravo tries to bum rush Hazuki with a series of wild strikes but Hazuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hazuki throws a counter combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hazuki.
Hazuki dives in for a single leg takedown but Bravo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bravo is looking to wear down Hazuki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hazuki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hazuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hazuki or perhaps it was just good defense by Bravo, which made it look bad.
Edgar Bravo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bravo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hazuki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bravo.
Bravo lands a lovely overhand right.
Bravo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hazuki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hazuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bravo.
Bravo pushes Hazuki up against the cage in a clinch.
Bravo scores with a hook to the body.
Bravo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hazuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bravo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hazuki fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bravo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bravo tries to work over Hazuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo slowing the pace effectively.
Hazuki is trying to force a seperation but Bravo has the dominant position.
Bravo manages to break the clinch.
Bravo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hazuki.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Hazuki can't break the clinch.
Hazuki looking to slow down the pace here.
Bravo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bravo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hazuki stalling in the clinch but Bravo improves position.
Bravo slows down the pace here.
Hazuki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bravo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands with a nice body punch.
Hazuki looks for a takedown but Bravo sprawls well.
Bravo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bravo.
Bravo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hazuki throws a right hand that Bravo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bravo also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Bravo misses.
Hazuki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hazuki circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki throws a nice looking combination but Bravo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hazuki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hazuki shoots and misses
and Bravo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo lands a jab to the head.
Bravo moves out of range as Hazuki throws a body kick.
Bravo clinches up against the cage.
Bravo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazuki controls his hands.
Hazuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo is struggling to control the position.
Edgar Bravo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hazuki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bravo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bravo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hazuki is trying to pull guard but Bravo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Bravo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bravo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Bravo!
Edgar Bravo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Daisuke Hazuki stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is a most dishonorable defeat, I will retire to my studies and meditate on the four Wude more.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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